The poor scores given to US math students who took international skills tests might result from poor teaching rather than uninterested students. After elementary school, most of the math classes I ...

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics urged schools Tuesday to place less emphasis on paper-and-pencil computational skills and to spend more time teaching students to solve practical ...

We like to think that we're pretty good at math, especially after years of schooling. But every once in a while, a simple third-grade math problem manages to trip us up and make us question our ...

It's time for us to take an objective look at our math programs in secondary schools. We have injected a new level of psychology and motivation, packaged it together with the number line, set theory, ...

Think Through Math is a web-based program that allows elementary aged students to practice and prepare for the often intense state math tests that they will endure in later years. At this critical age ...

For most people, the word "algebra" conjures classroom memories of Xs and Ys. Weekend Edition's math guy, Keith Devlin, says that's because most schools do a terrible job of teaching it. He talks with ...